Au pair permit

• An au pair permit is granted for as long as the duration of the au pair contract, but not longer than one year.

• If the holder of the permit stays abroad for more than three consecutive months, the residence permit can be revoked. A foreign national’s residence permit is automatically revoked if his/her domicile, which was registered in Iceland, has been registered abroad for a period of three months.

Right to change host family

• If an au pair contract is terminated, the Directorate of Immigration shall be notified by submitting a special form.

• An au pair can enter into a new contract with another host family. The new contract shall be submitted to the Directorate of Immigration together with documents on secure means of support from the new host family.

• If less than three months are left of the validity period of the residence permit, a renewal of the permit should be applied for.

Right to renewal

• An au pair permit may be renewed once for one year, however never for longer than the duration of the au pair contract.

• A new contract must be submitted with a renewal application, together with documents on secure means of support from the host family.

• Even though the residence permit has been revoked, it is possible to apply for a renewal, if this is done within the validity period of the previous residence permit and the reasons for doing so recommend it.

Right to family reunification

• The permit does not confer the right to family reunification

Right to work

• The permit does not confer the right to work in Iceland, neither paid nor unpaid.

Right to permanent residence

• The permit is not a basis for a permanent residence permit.

Right to re-apply for a residence permit in Iceland

• Au pairs may not apply for a residence permit on the basis of employment in Iceland until two years after the expiry of the au pair permit.